The Webb telescope detected interstellar dust from a galaxy that was 114,000 light-years from the galactic core, defying ...

Astronomers use simulations to discover how globular clusters form and reveal a new type of star system near the Milky Way.

The galaxy, also known as M31, can be seen with the naked eye but appears more spectacular from areas with minimal light ...

For decades, astronomers believed Andromeda and the Milky Way were destined to merge in about 4 billion years. But new ...

Concentrated hydrogen in the galaxy’s spiral arms can be locked away in zircon crystals, providing startling clues about the ...

New Curtin University research has uncovered a striking link between the structure of our galaxy and the evolution of Earth's crust, showing its development was shaped by the impact of meteorites ...

There is a direct link between Earth's crust formation and meteorite impacts influenced by the Milky Way's structure, as ...

The composition of crystals in volcanic rocks changes with their ages in ways that correlate with the Solar System’s ...

Cosmic dust, it turns out, isn’t made of miniature rocks. It’s fluff. A comprehensive analysis of data from space missions, ...

The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...

The nearby satellite galaxy M32 can also be seen as a bright ball on the upper edge of Andromeda's disk while the milky splash of light below is in fact the elliptical galaxy Messier 110, which plays ...